Table 1 Individual-level characteristics for all children and by gender from 23,043 MoBa participants
N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Total (n = 23,043) | Boys (n = 11,826) | Girls (n = 11,176) | P-valuea |
Hours of leisure-time PA (summer) | <0.001 | |||
≤4 h/week | 8758 (38.0) | 3658 (30.9) | 5086 (45.5) | |
≥5 h/week | 14,085 (61.1) | 8071 (68.3) | 5987 (53.6) | |
Missing | 200 (0.9) | 97 (0.8) | 103 (0.9) | |
Hours of leisure-time PA (winter) | <0.001 | |||
≤4 h/week | 11,375 (49.4) | 5110 (43.2) | 6247 (55.9) | |
≥5 h/week | 11,457 (49.7) | 6597 (55.8) | 4837 (43.3) | |
Missing | 211 (0.9) | 119 (1.0) | 92 (0.8) | |
Participation in organized activities | 0.003 | |||
Once a week or less | 6562 (28.5) | 3467 (29.3) | 3078 (27.6) | |
2 days or more/week | 16,430 (71.3) | 8333 (70.5) | 8073 (72.2) | |
Missing | 51 (0.2) | 26 (0.2) | 25 (0.2) | |
Informal social activity with friends/peers | 0.007 | |||
Once a week or less | 3627 (15.7) | 1934 (16.4) | 1684 (15.1) | |
2 days or more/week | 19,084 (82.8) | 9719 (82.2) | 9333 (83.5) | |
Missing | 332 (1.5) | 173 (1.4) | 159 (1.4) | |
After school care | 0.516 | |||
No | 6096 (26.4) | 3162 (26.7) | 2918 (26.1) | |
Yes | 16,503 (71.6) | 8449 (71.5) | 8026 (71.8) | |
Missing | 444 (2.0) | 214 (1.8) | 230 (2.1) | |
Maternal age (years) at recruitment | 0.063 | |||
≤29 | 8967 (38.9) | 4679 (39.6) | 4288 (38.4) | |
≥30 | 14,035 (60.9) | 7147 (60.4) | 6888 (61.6) | |
Missing | 41 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Maternal level of education | 0.731 | |||
High school or less | 4624 (20.1) | 2392 (20.2) | 2229 (19.9) | |
University ≤4 years | 8904 (38.6) | 4603 (38.9) | 4286 (38.4) | |
University > 4 years | 8951 (38.8) | 4576 (38.7) | 4355 (39.0) | |
Missing | 564 (2.5) | 255 (2.2) | 306 (2.7) | |